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Oops! It's Plastic!

Accidental Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World

Library Bound Book List: $28.27 / S&L: $21.20
eBook List: $28.27 / S&L: $21.20

Reading Level: 3-4

Interest Level: 3-6

Product type: Library Bound Book
ISBN: 978-1-5382-3996-4
Author: Meta Manchester
Copyright: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 32
Trim: 8.5" x 11"
Dewey: 668.4--dc23
Binding: Library
Black-and-White Photographs • Detailed Table of Contents • Full-Color Photographs • Further Information Section • Glossary • Graphic Organizers • Index • Sidebars
How many items can you think of that are made of plastic? Probably quite a few! It might be hard to imagine a world without plastic, but until about 100 years ago, plastic as we know it today didn't exist. The word "plastic" wasn't even used until the 1920s. In this volume, readers learn how many types of plastic were invented accidentally by scientists who were trying to make something else. Accessible, fun content describes how these discoveries were made and how they would go on to change the world in ways both big and small.